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CURRENT WINES |
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Current wines available as at August 2008
- 2008 Watervale Riesling $22
- 2006 Semillon $18
- 2003 GSM Grenache $18
- 2006 Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz $25
- 2003 Sevenhill Cabernet Sauvignon $25
- Sparkling Peppertree Shiraz $30
- 2005 Noble Semillon (375ml) Dessert Style $18
- 2000 McNicol Shiraz $40
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WINE REVIEWS |
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Mitchell Wines have received outstanding reviews over the past few years. These include reviews from Robert Parker and PhilipWhite. To view some of these reviews please visit our 'News' page. |
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Watervale Riesling |
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(style commenced in 1977)
Intense aromatic Riesling fruit flavours are the hallmarks of this wine. It has a fine dry palate with a crisp acidity and a long lingering fruit finish. These wines drink freshly and lively when released young but develop beautifully for 5–8 years. The fresh fruit flavours transform into the rich toasty characters for which aged Riesling from this area is renowned, and this wine is consistently one the Clare Valley’s best. |
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Semillon |
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(introduced in 1984)
Subtle French oak handling - both during fermentation and initial aging - serves to complement the stylishly tangy fruit in this wine. The palate is clean, fresh and with crisp acidity. A good balance of ‘lemony’ Semillon fruit flavour, harmonised with dimension of intrigrated oak on the middle palate. Mitchell Semillon is easily approachable when young and with 2–5 years of cellaring develops the butter and straw characters which are typical of high quality aged Semillon. |
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Grenache GSM |
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(since 1994)
The Mitchells believe that given the conditions of rocky barren soils, old, dry grown vines and a long ripening period, which their selected vineyards in Clare offer, the fruit develops the flavours and structure for a complex varietal wine. The fully ripened Grenache fruit is fermented on skins from 10–14 days and gently basket pressed to extract full flavour and tannin structure.The glorious essence of Grenache is enhanced with a touch of mourvedre and sangiovese.
The resulting wine is not aged in wood, in order to preserve the complex array of fresh lively flavours of the variety - the black cherry and soft fruit tannins. A wine of great style with both power and finesse. |
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Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz |
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(introduced in 1984)
This wine takes its name from the old peppertree which grows in the Shiraz vineyard at Watervale. It is a happy coincidence that the nose and palate of the Peppertree Shiraz show the spicy peppery characters of high class shiraz wines. The grapes are picked at optimum ripeness and fermented on their skins to extract maximum flavours and characters. Careful aging for about 18 months in small French oak barrels adds complexity to the finished wine. The wine is full flavoured and has a soft, almost velvety palate which makes the wine very easy to drink in its youth. The underlying quality and structure of the wine gives it the capacity, however, to mature and improve for many years in the cellar. All in all, this is a wine which shows the virtues of Shiraz as a premium grape variety. |
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Sevenhill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon |
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(from 1976)
Mitchell Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic Clare Valley wine. It shows strong ‘berry’ flavours on the nose, with overtones of dusty new French oak aromas. The palate is very full flavoured and the wine has a firm tannic finish. When seen as a young wine it is the potential of the structure which stands out. The essential ingredients - fruit, oak, acidity and tannins - are present in the right proportions. All that is needed is 5 to 10 years (or more) in the cellar to allow these components to harmonise. The result is an elegant wine of great power. |
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1999 McNicol Shiraz |
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Colour: Very dark red, almost black at the centre, garnet at the rim.
Nose: Fragrant and complex, with dark fruits (black cherries, blackberries and dark plums), dark chocolate and smoky/cedary oak; integrated and complete.
Palate: Core of firm, dark fruit flavours supported by integrated oak and fine tannins. Medium to full-bodied, with a long dry finish. Carries its 14.5% alcohol with ease.
Comment: Now entering its optimium drinking period, this wine is elegant and classy. The primary fruit flavours of youth have given way to the more complex aromas and tastes of maturity. From an excellent Clare Valley vintage, the wine combines both richness and refinement. You can drink it now with, say, finely sliced roast beef in its own juices, or allow it to develop further for up to five years, possibly longer.
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Sparkling Peppertree Shiraz |
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A unique blend of multiple vintages of Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz (often up to twenty years of age) that undergoes a secondary fermentation to provide the bubbles. This seductive wine is both fruity and earthy-mature, wth spice and mulberry fruit flavours and a lingering soft foamy effervescence. |
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Noble Semillon |
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Classic botrytis affected dessert wine displaying characteristic honey and marmalade concentrated sweet fruit balanced by crisp acid on a lingering luscious finish. Time in oak and bottle has matured the wine so it's ready to enjoy upon release. |
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